spermatium
Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
Mycology. a minute, colorless cell, of certain fungi and lichens, believed to be a male reproductive body, developed within spermogonia.
Origin of spermatium
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British Dictionary definitions for spermatium
/ (spɜːˈmeɪtɪəm) /
a nonmotile male reproductive cell in red algae and some fungi
Origin of spermatium
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Scientific definitions for spermatium
[ spər-mā′shē-əm ]
A nonmotile cell in red algae and certain ascomycete fungi that functions as a male gamete.
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